hanjin-san's Jeep Comanche truggy

[hanjin-san]

Thanks for all your comments

That Jig is a great idea too! Consider making/selling those?

It isn't intended, sorry ;-)

I wish I had a fraction of your capability to hand make those scale parts and especially the cage and bumper work

It's all about practice and motivation ;-) But in my case, this is what I'm doing in my everyday's job, it helps :mrgreen:

Only advice...now that you're on the forum...bring us along for the next build. Seeing this build unfold in one post is like having all the fireworks going off in the first nine seconds! It needs to last longer! 8)

Of course there is no suspense here with this build because at this time, all is already done.
But I take note for future projects "thumbsup"

 

[hotwheels000]

Beautiful !!!!!!!"thumbsup"

 

[Crawl Space]

Exellante artisanat!! "thumbsup" How much does it weigh?

 

[Bananaclip]

Super clean work. "thumbsup"

 

[sic1to]

Effin WOW!!!:shock:

 

[hanjin-san]

Thanks

How much does it weigh?

Sorry for the late reply, it weighs approximately 3 kilos w/o battery ;-)

 

[89redranger]

Holy crap! The metal work on this rig is some of the most intricate and detailed I've seen. Can I ask what solder/brazing rods and torch setup you're using? About to start some work of my own, and aspire for quality parts like you have here.

 

[hanjin-san]

The setup I'm using is a oxygen/propane blowtorch with silver rods (40%) and appropriate flux.

 

[89redranger]

Thanks a ton for the info. I actually ordered some Safety Silv 45 and 56 to play with, but doubt I've got the eye for metal work like yours. Very good looking rig, and hoping to see more in the future!

 

[hanjin-san]

No problem ;-)
If you like metal working, you can also watch my current 6x6 project ;-)

 

[fatcalves]

Great build thread. Beautiful ride

 

[hanjin-san]

Hi everyone,

It's been a long time since I posted anything here but the Comanche had some improvements.

First, I decided to change the ugly stock axle housings by the one made by SSD and change the front 4 links by a Panhard system. Knuckle, c-hubs and driveshafts have also been upgraded.
So, I've made some new homemade parts, links, Panhard and servo mounts:

The front axle with the news elements:

Axial c-hubs, knuckles ans CVD:

Scale hardware for the diff covers:

New servo location:

Onto the chassis:

Second step, for the realism, I decided to install a Proline interior with a driver.
I chose "Peeta" from The Hunger games made by Neca:

With a bit of paint and some patience, a new t-shirt for Peeta:

The interior has simply be painted in grey and I added some touch of black and the Proline stickers for the details:

Thanks for watching

 

[sabo308]

This truck is absolutely brilliant!
I love all the home-made parts, very professional looking.

 

[rcjeepbuilder]

awesome build one of the best Honcho builds ever.